fold in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for fold in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.fold¹ [Brit fəʊld, Am foʊld] N

1. fold (crease):

fold (in fabric, paper, skin)

piega f

the skirt, the curtain hung in soft folds

la gonna, la tenda ricadeva in morbide pieghe

2. fold GEOG:

fold

avvallamento m

a fold in the hills

un avvallamento tra le colline

3. fold GEOL:

fold

piega f

II.-fold COMP

to increase twofold, threefold

raddoppiare, triplicare

the problems are threefold

i problemi sono triplici

interest rates have increased ninefold

i tassi di interesse sono aumentati (di) nove volte

III.fold¹ [Brit fəʊld, Am foʊld] VB trans

1. fold (crease):

fold paper, towel, shirt

piegare

fold chair, table

chiudere (piegando)

fold folding umbrella

piegare, chiudere

fold wings

ripiegare, chiudere

fold the piece of paper in half or two

piegare la carta a metà, in due

fold some newspaper around the vases

avvolgere i vasi con fogli di giornale

2. fold (intertwine):

fold arms

incrociare

fold hands

congiungere

he folded his arms across his chest

incrociò le braccia sul petto or si mise a braccia conserte

to fold sb into one's arms

stringere qn fra le braccia

3. fold FOOD (add):

fold

mescolare, unire, incorporare (into a)

IV.fold¹ [Brit fəʊld, Am foʊld] VB intr

1. fold chair, table:

fold

chiudersi, essere pieghevole

2. fold (fail):

fold play:

lasciare il cartellone

fold company:

chiudere i battenti

fold project:

fallire, andare in fumo

fold course:

essere annullato

I.fold² [Brit fəʊld, Am foʊld] N

1. fold:

fold (group)

gregge m

fold (of church)

fedeli mpl

2. fold AGR:

fold

ovile m

sheep fold

recinto per le pecore

II.fold² [Brit fəʊld, Am foʊld] VB trans

1. fold (enclose):

fold sheep

chiudere nell'ovile

2. fold (manure):

fold land

stabbiare

III.fold² [Brit fəʊld, Am foʊld]

to stay in, return to the fold

rimanere, tornare all'ovile

to return to the family, party fold

ritornare in seno alla famiglia, al partito

I.fold down VB [fəʊld -] (fold down)

fold down car seat:

essere ribaltabile, abbassarsi

fold down pram hood:

abbassarsi

II.fold down VB [fəʊld -] (fold [sth] down, fold down [sth])

fold down collar, flap

ripiegare

fold down sheets

tirare giù

fold down seat, pram hood

abbassare

to fold down the corner of the page

piegare l'angolo della pagina

fold in VB [fəʊld -] (fold in [sth], fold [sth] in)

fold in sugar, flour:

fold in

unire, incorporare

I.fold up VB [fəʊld -] (fold up)

fold up chair, pram:

chiudersi, piegarsi

fold up umbrella:

chiudersi

II.fold up VB [fəʊld -] (fold [sth] up, fold up [sth])

fold up newspaper

piegare

fold up chair, umbrella

chiudere

to fold sth up again

ripiegare qc

center-fold

center-fold → centrefold

See also centrefold

centrefold [Brit ˈsɛntəfəʊld, Am ˈsɛn(t)ərˌfoʊld] N

1. centrefold TYPO:

centrefold

inserto m centrale

2. centrefold (pin-up):

centrefold (picture)

paginone m centrale

3. centrefold (model):

centrefold

ragazza f del mese

I.fold over VB [fəʊld -] (fold over)

fold over

sovrapporsi

II.fold over VB [fəʊld -] (fold [sth] over)

fold over flap:

fold over

(ri)piegare

fold-out [Am ˈfoʊldaʊt] N (in a magazine)

fold-out

inserto m

fold-out

pagina f apribile

fold-out

pagina f a soffietto

I.fold back VB [fəʊld -] (fold back)

fold back door, shutters:

fold back

aprirsi (against contro)

II.fold back VB [fəʊld -] (fold back [sth], fold [sth] back)

fold back shutters

aprire

fold back sleeve

rimboccare

fold back collar

(ri)piegare indietro

to fold back the sheet (making bed)

rimboccare le lenzuola

to fold back the sheet (getting the bed ready)

tirare giù il lenzuolo

fold mark [ˈfəʊldˌmɑːk] N (on a page)

fold mark

segno m

fold mark

orecchia f

fold in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fold in the English»Italian Dictionary

fold [foʊld] N (sheep pen)

fold

ovile m

to return to the fold fig

tornare all'ovile

I.fold¹ [foʊld] VB trans

1. fold (bend):

fold

piegare

to fold sth back/down

ripiegare qc

2. fold (wrap):

to fold sth (in sth)

avvolgere qc (in qc)

II.fold¹ [foʊld] VB intr

1. fold chair, table:

fold

ripiegarsi

2. fold (fail, go bankrupt):

fold

chiudere i battenti

III.fold¹ [foʊld] N (crease)

fold

piega f

fold up VB trans

fold up

piegare

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to fold one's arms across one's chest

incrociare le braccia

Translations for fold in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

stabbio

fold

tornare all'ovile fig

to return to the fold

ripiegare

to fold

ripiegare

to fold again

fare le -cchie alle pagine

to fold the corners of the pages

piega

fold

piegare (foglio, vestiti)

to fold

fold Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to return to the fold fig

tornare all'ovile

to fold sth back/down

ripiegare qc

to fold sth (in sth)

avvolgere qc (in qc)

to fold one's arms across one's chest

incrociare le braccia

to fold sth double

piegare qc a metà

to fold the corners of the pages

fare le -cchie alle pagine

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Unlike a full-length cassette album, these were generally only one two-sided inlay instead of a fold-out.

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The vestibular fold is formed by the vestibular ligament extending from lateral walls of epiglottis to arytenoid cartilage covered with mucous membrane.

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Fold bottom part of one strip in half lengthways; run finger along edge, then unfold.

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Begin with a bath sheet and fold a hand towel over it, ending with a washcloth.

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In car mode, the wings fold completely into the body of the vehicle, which will fit into a single car garage and regular parking space.

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The windscreen could fold flat to reduce air resistance.

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The rear seat could fold up, making it easy for the driver to get a fairly big item in the car without opening the hatchback.

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In both studies, researchers estimated fat mass using callipers to measure skin fold thickness.

www.nhs.uk

The most common scooters today have two hard small wheels, are made primarily of aluminium and fold for convenience.

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The low and flat rear compartment and seats that fold flat in a jiff are ideal.

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